Existing comment:
The Orchestra Master:
April 14, 1865 should have been a great day for William Withers, Jr. He was the orchestra master at Ford's Theatre; that evening he was to play his composition, "Honor to our Soldiers" for the president.
Withers was standing at the rear of the stage when he heard shots. Moments later, John Wilkes Booth came tearing across the stage, shouting at Withers to let him pass. Booth slashed at him with his dagger, slicing two holes in Withers' jacket and knocking him to the floor. |